Chess Puzzle #7OhD0 — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1784 · Advanced · advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, pin, short.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks e3/f2; bishop e2; pawns a3/b4/c4/e6/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook f6; bishop b7; knight f4; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: e7 — pawn e6→e7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Nh3+ — knight f4→h3, gives check. Opponent replies Kf1 (king g1→f1).
  3. Best move: Qxe3 — queen g5→e3, captures rook.

Tactical themes

advantage, discovered attack, kingside attack, middlegame, pin, short. The key move is Nh3+.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pbp3pp/1p1pPr2/6q1/1PP2n2/P3RP2/2Q1BRPP/6K1 w - - 8 27

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